Jack's Poetry Quiz

In Jack's first poem he writes: So much depends upon a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road. Why is the blue car so important to Jack?

• Jack liked to watch blue cars speed by.

• The blue car hit and killed his dog, Sky.

• Jack had finally found something to write about.

• Jack's parents owned a blue car that was always muddy.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What was the name of Jack's teacher?

• Mrs. Scratchberry

• Mrs. Strawberry

• Miss Stinkberry

• Miss Stretchberry

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

How long does Jack write in his journal to his teacher?

• 1 year

• only a few weeks

• 10 months

• a few days

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What did Jack think about poetry at the beginning of the book?

• Boys don't write poetry.

• Girls don't write poetry

• Only boys write poetry.

• Boys and girls write poetry.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Identify the figurative language found in the following line. "I said I love that boy like a rabbit likes to run."

• rhyme

• metaphor.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is one way Miss Stretchberry encouraged Jack to write more poetry?

• She typed his poems and displayed them in the classroom.

• She made Jack rewrite his poems until they were perfect.

• She asked the other students to give their opinions about Jack's poetry.

• She told Jack that he must write poetry while he's in her class.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Jack think about Robert Frost?

• Jack thinks he is a good poet.

• Jack thinks he has a little too much time on his hands.

• Jack wants to meet him.

• Jack thinks he is funny.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.2.6

Identify the figurative language found in the following line. "My brain was pop-pop-popping."

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which of the following best explains Jack's feelings toward Sky?

• Jack didn’t have any feelings toward Sky because he was a made up character in his poem.

• Jack was sad and missed Sky very much.

• Jack felt relieved because he thought that Sky was too hard to take care of.

• Jack knows that Sky meant a lot to his dad, but he barely remembers him.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Identify the figurative language found in the following line. "The tree tops sway from side-to-side against the Carolina blue sky."

• rhyme and simile

• alliteration and rhyme

• imagery and rhyme

• metaphor and imagery

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5